Laser Trooper

This article is about the cheat unit in Age of Empires. For the cheat unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, see Photonman. For the cheat unit in Age of Empires IV, see Photon Man.

Laser Trooper
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires
Type	Cheat unit
Training
Trained at	Town Center
Cheat code	photon man
Statistics
Hit points	100
Pierce attack	15
Reload time	0.2
Range	15
Melee armor	10
Pierce armor	0
Speed	2

“	Space trooper equiped with a portable Archimedian mirror gun that shoots photons at deadlier speed than CERN.	”
—In-game description in the Definitive Edition

The Laser Trooper is a cheat unit in Age of Empires. Once the code is typed, the unit spawns immediately at the Town Center. Building a new Town Center automatically spawns the unit at that Town Center. The Laser Trooper has the appearance of a futuristic looking spacesuit armed with a laser gun. It is also available in the Scenario Editor (Definitive Edition only).

It fires a ray of red light like the Mirror Tower, although at a much quicker attack rate. The trooper attacks every 1/5th of a second, dealing 15 damage per hit and 75 per second. Despite its superior stats compared to a standard unit making it hard to destroy, its stats cannot be upgraded and it is vulnerable to conversion.

It looks identical to the Photonman in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. Before Return of Rome, it shared its appearance with Nuke Trooper, after its release Nuke Trooper received a distinct look.

Trivia

• When it dies, the unit falls backward twice prior to disappearing. Unlike other units, it disappears immediately without any remains decomposing. Other units that share this unique feature include its relative, the Nuke Troopers. The Winsett's Z and its derivative also have this ability, although with a different death animation.

Gallery

Laser Troopers in Return of Rome

Laser Troopers alongside other cheat units in the Definitive Edition

Laser Trooper in the Definitive Edition

Laser Trooper in the original game